Uganda’s pop star-turned-politician Bobi Wine, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, continues to face harassment and arrest in Uganda. This is clearly because he has amassed a popular following of young people who hope that…
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It’s estimated about two million tonnes of plastics enter the oceans from rivers each year. But our waterways aren’t just conveyor belts transporting land waste to the oceans: they also capture and retain litter. Currently,…
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© Reuters. By Gina Lee Investing.com – Oil was down on Tuesday morning in Asia, with investors unclear as to whether the world’s major producers would extend output cuts, which would support oil prices. were…
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The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea When Black diners get poorer service from wait staff and bartenders than white customers, it’s more likely because of racial bias…
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The decision by WorkSafe, a government agency focused on workplace safety, to bring criminal charges against 13 parties in relation to last December’s eruption of Whakaari/White Island heralds a new chapter for volcano scientists in…
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© Reuters. By Barani Krishnan Investing.com – Oil prices jumped 27% or more for November, their biggest leap since the disaster of spring 2020 when crude prices tumbled into negative territory for the first time…
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Historically, nonprofits have gotten nearly a third of their charitable donations just during the month of December. In recent years, this flurry of giving has begun on #GivingTuesday, an online campaign that takes place on…
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In 2019, US President Donald Trump declared “space is the new war-fighting domain”. This followed the creation of the US Space Force and a commitment to “American dominance” in outer space. Other space-faring nations, and…
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© Reuters. mFILE PHOTO: The OPEC logo pictured ahead of an informal meeting between members in Algiers By Rania El Gamal and Dmitry Zhdannikov DUBAI/LONDON (Reuters) – OPEC+ members will consider whether to extend existing…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The logo of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) sits outside its headquarters in Vienna LONDON (Reuters) – OPEC and allies led by Russia have yet to find a…
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